Top diplomats reject military option as solution for Syria crisis

The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey reaffirm their commitment to a political solution to the Syrian crisis. Zarif further said the final objective is the reduction of war damage in Syria so that the government and the opposition can get closer to a peaceful settlement. Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, for his part said ussia, Turkey and Iran have agreed that the Syria peace process must continue despite western missile strikes adding that the three countries will resist all attempts to undermine the process. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Chavush-oglu also denounced any military solution to the Syria crisis as illegal. He insisted that Syria’s political integrity should be maintained. The three leaders made the comments following a trilateral meeting on Syria crisis in Moscow.